MT Højgaard Group is one of the leading construction and civil engineering companies in the

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. The Group works with customers throughout

Denmark Denmark is a Nordic countries, Nordic country in Northern Europe. It is the metropole and most populous constituent of the Kingdom of Denmark,, . also known as the Danish Realm, a constitutionally unitary state that includes the Autonomous a ...

and in multiple countries overseas. The company was founded in 2001, when Højgaard & Schultz and Monberg & Thorsen merged to form MT Højgaard. The Group consists of MT Højgaard as well as a number of specialized wholly and partly owned subsidiaries. MT Højgaard Group solves all needs within construction and civil engineering from designing to building bridges, housing and business property. The Group also works offshore and has installed the offshore

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foundations. MT Højgaard's headquarters is located in Søborg, close to

Copenhagen Copenhagen ( ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a population of 1.4 million in the Urban area of Copenhagen, urban area. The city is situated on the islands of Zealand and Amager, separated from Malmö, Sweden, by the ...

, and has local offices throughout Denmark and overseas. In 2014, the company had a turnover of DKK 7 billion and employed nearly 4,000 people.

History

Højgaard & Schultz was founded by Knud Højgaard and Sven Schultz in 1918 and Monberg & Thorsen was founded by Axel Monberg and Ejnar Thorsen in 1919. One of the first major projects undertaken by Højgaard & Schultz was the construction of the Port of

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which was completed in 1935. Monberg & Thorsen also established its reputation as a civil engineering business in 1935 with the opening of the Little Belt Bridge. Monberg & Thorsen was later involved in the

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in France completed in 1995 and the Millennium Bridge in

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completed in 2000. The two companies worked together on the construction of the Farø Bridges completed in 1985, on the

Great Belt Fixed Link The Great Belt Bridge () or Great Belt fixed link () is a multi-element fixed link crossing the Great Belt strait between the Danish islands of Zealand and Funen. It consists of a road suspension bridge and a railway tunnel between Zealand and ...

completed in 1998 and then on the

Øresund Bridge The Øresund or Öresund Bridge is a combined List of road–rail bridges, railway and motorway cable-stayed bridge across the Øresund strait between Denmark and Sweden. It is the second longest bridge in Europe and combines both roadway and r ...

completed in 2000. Højgaard & Schultz merged with Monberg & Thorsen to form MT Højgaard in 2001. Hardangerbrua-P1010437

Operations

The business is organised as follows: *MT Højgaard - civil engineering, construction and refurbishment *Ajos - leasing of plant & equipment *Enemærke & Petersen - refurbishment and new build *Greenland Contractors - daily operations, including construction, service and maintenance projects, at

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*Scandi BYG - industrial modular buildings *Seth - marine works in

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and

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The business has been developing the Lincs Wind Farm off the UK. The business is still owned 54% by Højgaard A/S and 46% by Monberg & Thorsen A/S, both of which holding companies are listed on the

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Major projects

Major projects carried out by the company since the merger include

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Shopping Centre in

completed in 2004, a new concert hall for the Danish Broadcasting Corporation completed in 2007, the Nuuk Center in

completed in 2012 and the

Hardanger Bridge The Hardanger Bridge () is a suspension bridge across the Eidfjorden branch off of the main Hardangerfjorden in Vestland county, Norway. The bridge connects the municipalities of Ullensvang and Ulvik. It replaced a ferry connection between ...

Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard also form part of the Kingdom of ...

completed in 2013.

References

External links

Official site
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